Crypto 首选的消息应用程序 Telegram 首次实现盈利

创始人兼首席执行官帕维尔·杜罗夫周一表示。 “正如我所预测的，2024 年是非常好的一年，”杜罗夫在他的 Telegram 频道中说道。

Encrypted messaging app Telegram has finally turned a profit for the first time since its launch over a decade ago, its founder and CEO Pavel Durov announced on Monday.

加密通讯应用 Telegram 创始人兼首席执行官 Pavel Durov 周一宣布，自十多年前推出以来，该应用终于首次实现盈利。

“As I predicted, 2024 turned out to be a very good year,” Durov said in a post on his Telegram channel.

“正如我所预测的，2024 年是非常好的一年，”杜罗夫在他的 Telegram 频道上发帖称。

The founder, who has been detained in France pending a criminal inquiry, didn’t specify just how good.

该创始人已被拘留在法国等待刑事调查，但他没有具体说明有多好。

However, he did state that Telegram’s revenue now surpasses $1 billion, following a tripling of its premium accounts to 12 million subscribers.

不过，他确实表示，随着 Telegram 的高级账户数量增加两倍至 1200 万，其收入现已超过 10 亿美元。

Durov also noted that Telegram is closing the year with $500 million in cash reserves, excluding crypto assets.

杜罗夫还指出，Telegram 年底现金储备为 5 亿美元（不包括加密资产）。

A large portion of its bottom line has been driven by crypto.

其盈利的很大一部分是由加密货币驱动的。

According to two anonymous sources who spoke with The New York Times, the app has sold hundreds of millions of dollars in cryptocurrency, including Toncoin, a token that is closely associated with Telegram.

据两位接受《纽约时报》采访的匿名消息人士透露，该应用程序已售出数亿美元的加密货币，其中包括与 Telegram 密切相关的代币 Toncoin。

In 2023, Telegram had almost $400 million in crypto on its balance sheet, according to the Financial Times.

据英国《金融时报》报道，2023 年，Telegram 的资产负债表上有近 4 亿美元的加密货币。

And in the first half of the year, the value of the digital assets it owned soared to $1.3 billion, reported the FT.

据英国《金融时报》报道，今年上半年，其所拥有的数字资产价值飙升至 13 亿美元。

Durov's detention

杜罗夫被拘留

The end of 2024 is bittersweet for Telegram and for Durov, who is reportedly worth more than $15 billion.

2024 年底对于 Telegram 和杜罗夫来说都是苦乐参半的，据报道杜罗夫的身价超过 150 亿美元。

The Russia-born billionaire is mired in one of tech’s highest profile criminal inquiries.

这位出生于俄罗斯的亿万富翁陷入了科技领域最引人注目的犯罪调查之一。

In August, French authorities detained Durov, who holds citizenship in France and the United Arab Emirates, on six preliminary charges.

8月，法国当局以六项初步指控拘留了拥有法国和阿拉伯联合酋长国公民身份的杜罗夫。

Officials allege that he and his company have failed to cooperate with authorities on the distribution of child sexual abuse material and the sale of narcotics through Telegram, among other illegal activities.

官员称，他和他的公司在通过 Telegram 分发儿童性虐待材料和销售麻醉品等非法活动方面未能与当局合作。

“Using laws from the pre-smartphone era to charge a CEO with crimes committed by third parties on the platform he manages is a misguided approach,” Durov wrote on Telegram after he was arrested.

杜罗夫被捕后在 Telegram 上写道：“利用智能手机时代之前的法律来指控首席执行官在他管理的平台上犯下第三方罪行，这是一种误导性的做法。”

Durov was released on a €5 million bail under the condition he check in with authorities twice a week and not leave France.

杜罗夫以 500 万欧元的保释金获释，条件是他每周两次向当局报到并且不得离开法国。

In December, he recently appeared in court in the country.

12月，他最近在该国出庭。

Moderation efforts

节制努力

Meanwhile, the messaging app, which promises users encrypted messaging and privacy, has ramped up its moderation efforts.

与此同时，这款向用户承诺加密消息和隐私的消息应用程序已经加大了审核力度。

It’s changed its terms of service and increased the number of moderators it employs to more than 750 contractors, according to The Times.

据《泰晤士报》报道，它改变了服务条款，并将雇用的审核员数量增加到 750 多名承包商。

And Toncoin, the Telegram-linked cryptocurrency, has rebounded 22% since September, according to CoinGecko data.

根据 CoinGecko 的数据，与 Telegram 相关的加密货币 Toncoin 自 9 月份以来已反弹 22%。

Ben Weiss is DL News’ Dubai-based correspondent. Reach out to him at bweiss@dlnews.com.

Ben Weiss 是 DL News 驻迪拜记者。请通过 bweiss@dlnews.com 与他联系。